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X-ray computed tomography datasets for forensic analysis of vertebrate fossils
We describe X-ray computed tomography (CT) datasets from three specimens recovered from Early Cretaceous lakebeds of China that illustrate the...
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A new species from an ornithuromorph (Aves: Ornithothoraces) dominated locality of the Jehol Biota
We report on a new species of ornithuromorph bird, Iteravis huchzermeyeri gen. et sp. nov., from the previously unreported Sihedang locality of the...
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New evidence suggests pyroclastic flows are responsible for the remarkable preservation of the Jehol biota
The lower Cretaceous Yixian and Jiufotang formations contain numerous exceptionally well-preserved invertebrate, vertebrate and plant fossils that...
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A new eutriconodont mammal from the early Cretaceous Jehol Biota of Liaoning, China
A new genus and species of eutriconodont mammal, Chaoyangodens lii gen. et sp. nov., from the Dawangzhangzi bed of Yixian Formation, Lingyuan,...
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Isotopic evidence for continental ice sheet in mid-latitude region in the supergreenhouse Early Cretaceous
Cretaceous represents one of the hottest greenhouse periods in the Earth's history, but some recent studies suggest that small ice caps might be...
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Structural and chronological constraints on a Late Paleozoic shortening event in the Yanshan Tectonic Belt
Early deformation history of the Yanshan Tectonic Belt is an unsolved, important issue. We report early structures and their dating results in...
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Insight into the early evolution of the avian sternum from juvenile enantiornithines
The sternum is one of the most important and characteristic skeletal elements in living birds, highly adapted for flight and showing a diverse range...
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A eudicot from the Early Cretaceous of China
The current molecular systematics of angiosperms
1 recognizes the basal angiosperms and five major angiosperm lineages: the Chloranthaceae, the...
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Transitional mammalian middle ear from a new Cretaceous Jehol eutriconodont
The transference of post-dentary jaw elements to the cranium of mammals as auditory ossicles is one of the central topics in evolutionary biology of...
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On the horizon of Protopteryx and the early vertebrate fossil assemblages of the Jehol Biota
Protopteryx , a monotypic fossil bird discovered from the Sichakou basin in Fengning, Hebei, is the most primitive enantiornithine currently known....
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Pterosaur diversity and faunal turnover in Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems in China
New specimens and an analysis of the Jehol pterosaur faunae of northeastern China show an unexpected diversity of flying reptile groups in...
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Stratigraphy and age of the Daohugou Bed in Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia
Recent fieldwork has extended the distribution of the Daohugou Bed deposits from the Daohugou Village to its several neighboring areas. The...
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A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea, Tapejaridae) from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China and its implications for biostratigraphy
In this article we describe a new and exceptionally well-preserved pterodactyloid pterosaur, Sinopterus dongi gen. et sp. nov. from the Jiufotang...
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An exceptionally preserved Lower Cretaceous ecosystem
Fieldwork in the Early Cretaceous Jehol Group, northeastern China has revealed a plethora of extraordinarily well-preserved fossils that are shaping...
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A long-tailed, seed-eating bird from the Early Cretaceous of China
The lacustrine deposits of the Yixian and Jiufotang Formations in the Early Cretaceous Jehol Group in the western Liaoning area of northeast China...
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Two new ornithurine birds from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China
We describe two new ornithurine birds from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, northeast China: Yanornis martini gen. et sp....
